The Baby & Maternity Issue 2013
Soothing Infants With Massage; Becoming a Mom at 40; Setting Sail for a Nautical Nursery
When is the right time for babies to eat solid food?
Many parents are eager for their babies to move beyond the breast or bottle and take that first messy bite of food. Years ago, some doctors even advised parents to feed new babies solids so they’d sleep better. Not anymore. Today, research shows that babies fare better on a breast-milk or formula diet until their…
A Gentle Touch
The heat was cranked up high in the Visiting Nurse Association Family Room, where eight new moms and their bare-bummed babies formed a circle in preparation for an infant-massage class. “Bring your hands into your baby’s energy field,” instructed VNA infant and toddler specialist Nell Ishee, demonstrating on a life-size doll. “‘Paddle wheel’ down the…
Book Review: Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes by Mem Fox
Librarian: Gail LaVaude, codirector at Bradford Public Library Book: Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes by Mem Fox and illustrated by Helen Oxenbury Age range: 3 and up LaVaude’s summary: “There was one little baby who was born far away/ And another who was born on the very next day/ And both of these…
The Because Project: Janet Dupont
“I am an obstetric nurse and nurse educator because of the encouragement I received from my grandmother.”
What surprised you most about becoming a dad?
Matt Schrag, Duxbury Job: Musician Son: Alex, 3 Up until I had a child, I had always done what I wanted to do, when I wanted to do it. I have always been a very independent person who needed a lot of time to myself. When my son, Alex, was born, that independence came to…
The Art Of… Puppetry
Sixteen smocked third graders were restraining themselves. Seated on the small stage at Montpelier’s Union Elementary School, they gazed at the paintbrushes they longed to hold as Dan Baginski finished his brief lecture on adorning the puppet heads before them. “I always start upside down and paint the chin,” explained Baginski, who is one half…
Strapped for Crash
Most Vermonters don’t install or use their car seats correctly. How to get it right.
Keen on Camp: Kids explain why they can’t wait to go back
Kids VT has published several stories about camp this year. Our writers have interviewed administrators, counselors, American Camp Association staffers and parents about the pros and cons of various types of summer sessions. This month, we decided to ask kids to tell us about camp in their own words. Four local campers — two girls…
Sailing Off… to Sleep
Parents: Tiffany and Billy Brigham Kids: Bowen, 1 month, and Harper, 21 months When Tiffany and Billy Brigham of South Burlington were expecting their daughter, Harper, they created a bedroom for the ultimate girlie girl, with plaid curtains, white wicker furniture and a hot-pink rocking chair. But for their son, Bowen, born last month, Tiffany…
Nursing Necklace
Babies love to grab and chew — you don’t have to be a parent for long to figure that out. Here’s something that will keep little hands occupied while your baby is breast- or bottle-feeding. It also offers needed distraction when his or her first teeth come in. This necklace, to be worn by the…
Strong Enough
My partner, Ann-Elise, gave birth to both of our kids, but being in the delivery room with her was an intense experience for me, too, especially with our firstborn. When I saw our son, Graham, for the first time, I was filled with love, wonder and a boundless joy — but also a new, almost…
